PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA105509 S.S. Royalite (right) and various navy ships alongside the jetty in Halifax, August 1941. The outbreak of a general European war in September 1939 surprised no one, certainly not Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. The previous years had...

PHOTO: CANADIAN FORCES—PL34287; KEN BELL, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA145497 Top: All five of these airmen were able to evade capture in World War II; a member of the Belgian underground emerges from a hiding place, December 1944. Some of the most dramatic adventures of World...

PHOTO: TERRY F. ROWE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA-152839 Canadian soldiers eat Christmas dinner in Ortona, Italy, in December 1943. Most Canadians know very little about the role their country men played in the liberation of Italy, but mention Ortona and many can recall something about...

Clockwise from top: A Halifax bomber crew poses for a photo during the late stages of the war; a Halifax B. Mk. I of 405 Sqdn.; the bomb-battered town of Cleve, Germany; a Canadian crewman stands beneath a Wellington bomber. PHOTOS: HALIFAX RESTORATION TEAM, TRENTON,...

PHOTOS: CHRIS ATTRELL; JON DIRKS An old railway car and grain elevators offer a glimpse of the past at Rowley, Alta.; time and weather have transformed these farm buildings near Perth, Ont. Ghost towns. The words conjure up visions of abandoned outposts, tumbleweeds, rusted farm...

Legion Magazine engages Canadians in commemorating the effort, bravery and sacrifice of those who served and continue to serve in Canada’s military. From the War of 1812 to modern armed forces missions around the world, Legion Magazine offers a blend of stories, photographs, graphics, maps and posters on Canadian military history and heritage, veterans’ issues and the Canadian Armed Forces. Legion Magazine is published six times a year in English with a French insert. Legion Magazine is published by Canvet Publications Ltd.